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10 May 2023 · 4:07 PM · Division 4

Smartcard Scheme

Order for the Production of Documents
Official title
Documents - Smartcard Scheme - Order for the Production of Documents

Ayes in the majority

This says only which side won the vote, because what Aye and No meant here depends on the exact question put in the chamber.

Aye
42
No
20
Not recorded voting
13

“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding.

What was decided

The majority voted in favour of a motion introduced by Victorian Senator Janet Rice (Greens), which means it succeeded.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) order for production of documents no. 184 agreed by the Senate on 21 March 2023, relating to the SmartCard scheme, has not been complied with, and

(ii) while the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, in his response of 24 April 2023, referred to commercial sensitivities as justification for not providing the documents ordered, this does not constitute a properly made out public interest immunity claim; and

(b) orders that there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, by no later than 2 pm on 8 June 2023, all documents required by the order of 21 March 2023.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
42
No
20
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party118
Liberal Party190
Australian Greens100
National Party30
Liberal National Party20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Australia's Voice01
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Independent10
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Senate President01
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 42

No · 20

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